End-gate for wagons.



No. 866,826. PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

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WILLIAM SWARD, OF MEDIAPOLIS, IOWA.

EN D-GATE FOR WAGON S.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

Application filed April 2,1907. Serial No. 365,993.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Swarm, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Mediapolis, in the county of Des Moines and State of Iowa,have made a certain new and useful Invention in End-Gates for Wagons;and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itap pertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention as applied, the end gatebeing shown in lowered position; Fig. 2 is a side view of the inventionas applied, with the end gate in lowered position; Fig. 3 is a similarview, the end gate being shown as in closed position; Fig. 4 is asimilar view on a smaller scale, the end gate being shown as raised andresting on the side pieces of the wagon body; Fig. 5 is a detail view ofone of the hook arms; Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view showing therotary bearings of the loop form stop device; Fig. 7 is a detail view ofone of the catch plates, and Fig. 8 is a detail view of one of the linkdevices.

The invention relates to end gates for wagon boxes, and it consists inthe novel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letter adesignates the side walls or boards of a wagon box, and b, the bottomthereof, having a transverse bar 0, secured to its lower surface at therear end.

Each side wall of the wagon box or body is provided with a loop formstop and support f, having a stem f provided with rotary hearings in aplate or casting e, secured to such side wall, this stop and supportbeing when the end gate is lowered as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings, engaged by the outward bent ends g of spring branches g, of alink device g, between end gate and wagon body, the other end of suchdevice g, having an eye or loop g provided with a pivotal connectionwith a strap h, secured to a side piece or flange of the end gate. Theend gate is shown at i, and consists of a transverse main portion 2',and side pieces or flanges F, to which the straps h, are secured. Themain or body portion of this end gate is made somewhat wider than thewagon box, so that the flanges i will lie outside the side pieces of thewagon box, when the end gate is closed. Strong transverse cleats q, aresecured to the upper and lower portions of the end gate. Each side pieceor flange of the end gate is provided near its upper end with a catchplate j, having an outstanding flange j, at each side, provided withperforations 3' A hook arm m, is pivoted to each side piece of the endgate, being usually connected to a securing bolt passing through a strap8, located at the lower portion of the end gate at each side.

When the end gate is in lowered position, it is supported by the linkdevice 9 at each side, (which in this case has stop engagement by itsoutward bent ends, with the loop device f), in connection with theabutment of the cleat g, at the lower portion of the end gate againstthe cleat c, of the wagon body. The pivoted hook arms m, of the end gatethrough their detachable engagement with the stem of the loop devices,act as an additional support for the end gate in this position thereof.

When the end gate is in raised position, closing the end of the wagonbox, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, it is held in such position bythe link device 9, which has the outward bent ends of its springbranches in engagement with the perforations of the flanges of thebracket or catch plate j, the opposite end portion of such link devicehaving stop engagement with the loop device f. The hook arms m, of theend gate in this position thereof act as an additional support tomaintain such gate in position, by engagement with the stems of the loopdevices f. The hook arm in this case extends downward from the loopdevice, the link device g, extending upward therefrom, each acting as acheck upon the other to relieve it of strain. The spring branches of thelink device g, closely approach each other at the end having the eye orloop 9 whereby such eye or loop is prevented from becoming disengagedfrom the strap h, of the end gate. The outward turned ends of the linkdevice may be sprung inward from engagement with the perforations of thecatch plate j, or from the loop device f.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings is shown a third position of the end gatewherein it rests upon the tops of the side pieces of the wagon body. Inthis case, the hook arms in, hang loosely downward, the spring branchesg, of the link devices passing loosely through the loop devices f, atthe sides.

When the end gate is in lowered position, the bottom or lower endthereof laps over the laterally projecting ends 0, of the transversecleat or bar 0, of the wagon body, and is to some extent supportedthereby. When the end gate is raised to close the rear end of the wagonbody, the side pieces thereof rest upon such laterally projecting ends0, of the bar c.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. An end gate for wagon bodies having side flanges, and means ofconnection and support between end gate and wagon body, including a stopdevice having a stem portion provided with rotary hearings in the sidewall of the wagon body, and a link device having a pivotal engagement atone end thereof with a side flange of the end gate, and an outturnedfree end portion capable of stop engagement with said stop device, aside flange of the end gate having at the upper end portion thereof acatch device capable of detachable engagement with the out-turned freeend portion of said link device.

2. An end gate for wagon bodies, having side flanges,

and means of connection between end gate and wagon body, consisting in aloop form stop device at each side having a stem portion provided withrotary hearings in the side wall of the wagon body, a link device ateach side having spring branches provided with an eye at one end havingpivotal connection with a side flange of the end gate, said brancheshaving out-turned free end portions capable of stop engagement with oneof the loop devices, a hook arm at each side pivoted to the end gate atone end portion thereof and capable of engagement at the other endportion thereof with the stem of one of the stop devices, said sideflanges of the end gate having each at the upper end portion thereof acatch plate adapted for detachable 'en-' gagement with the out-turnedends of one of the link devices.

3 An end gate for wagon bodies having side flanges, and

means of connection and support between end gate and wagon body,consisting in a loop form stop device at each side having a stem portionprovided with rotary bearings in the side wall of the wagon body, a linkdevice at each side having spring branches provided with an eye at oneend having pivotal connection with a side flange of the end gate, saidbranches having out-turned free end portions capable of stop engagementwith one of the loop devices, the side flanges of the-end gate havingeach at the upper end portion thereof a catch device adapted fordetachable engagement with the out-turned ends of one of the linkdevices.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM SWARD. Witnesses:

H. I Kounnnninn, C. H. MOHLAND.

